after 15 min of foraging in BF's i got it........lvl 77 ranger lvl 81 pally lvl 25 shammy...((P>S i had 200 trival...you can train it at the ranger guildmaster or what ever class you are for only 3.5k))
ive been here in natimbi for some time now and have just managed to forage up some roots and pods of water...working on 1.5 pre-quest for my ranger....there isnt a special spot to find it is there? lvl 77 ranger , lvl 80 paladin , lvl 25 shammy
Just tried to forage this in Natimbi with about 150 skill in foraging. 2 hours of nothing. Did they correct it to just Bloodfields or is my skill not high enough?
Xanuusus says 'Hmmm... this is an unusual stone. I sense an ancient love in this stone, a love for the earth as well as for the crafting of stone. But I also sense blood, pain and confusion. I want to desroy it and yet I want to set it among my roots to nourish me. You found this on another plane? I think you have the strength and will to purify this stone, if you have the faith. Let me recite a poem to you, small one. It will guide you on this path.' Xanuusus sways in the breeze. It is impossible to tell if he is trying to remember the poem or if he has fallen asleep. The breeze moves on from Xanuusus' limbs to mess up your hair as you wait. The great treant turns his head down to you and you hear a creaking from his trunk. he then turns is face to the sky.
Xanuussus says 'The darkness seeps and crawls in the night' Xanuussus says 'It eats away at the roots while light sleeps' Xanuussus says 'There are ways to against the darkness fight' Xanuussus says 'The stormy waves revere the rocky shoal' Xanuussus says 'With polish and shine those stones it saves' Xanuussus says 'Respect of the worthy enemy is the goal' Xanuussus says 'It is friendships that are our best armor' Xanuussus says 'A true ally will help a friend when he slips' Xanuussus says 'When they ask for some, give them more' Xanuussus says 'In the darkest midnight faith is the thing' Xanuussus says 'While one waits for the glory of light' Xanuussus says 'Your trust is the best thing you bring'
Xanuussus says 'That is the poem. I hope you like it. Now, you shall have to decide how this poem applies to you, or to others, without my help. Return to me when you have what you need and we shall see if we can cleanse that stone.' you have had plenty of time to write down the poem as Xanuusus recited it.'
You receive a lore no-trade poem that looks like a letter called 'Poem of the Storms'.
Just a heads up.. My druid foraged this in the Bloodfields the other day.. I saw the post here about talking to Targan Stonefall.. I talked to him.. and gave him the stone.. He gave it back, saying it was from Norrath and no use to him.. then he asked where it came from.. When I told him the bloodfields, he offered to buy for 1 plat.. I gave it back to him and he gave me plat,,with the XP noise going off in the background.. Next time I go to Bloodfields, I need to try this again and see if Xp moves.
From Ranger's Glade, Ranger's get this response instead - so this is most likely our path for Epic 1.5 if we do not have our 1.0s.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Targen Stonefall says 'Hello there, Wyen. I hope you fare well in your travels. I've decided to settle in here, next to the warm fires of the smithy rather than visit the plane of discord again. It's nasty, but is certainly has some [interesting stones].'
Targen Stonefall says 'Well, I've been hearing about stones that have inherent power, much like those that we've been calling augmentation stones. These are cruder and you'd have to talk to someone else about exactly how to work with those. I'm more of a geologist myself. I study the way earth and stone are formed. I think there's a lot we can learn about this place from the formation of the [native stones].'
Targen Stonefall says 'Just about any of them, really. I've seen most of what can be found, but if you see anything interesting, please let me look at it. You never know what gems you might find! Best of luck to you, my friend.'
Targen Stonefall looks carefully at the stone. He takes out a cloth and some liquid and rubs the stone thoroughly. 'Why do you waste my time, friend? This is a rock from Norrath. I suppose it's kind of you to bring it to me, you probably didn't know any better, but I can't do anything with this. Where did you find this?
Targen Stonefall says 'What? You found this there? Now that is unusual.' Targen pauses a moment to scratch his chin. 'This might bear further investigation. I'll need a sample to compare to this new stone of yours. Maybe you can do me a favor. Gather up a stone from someplace like [Odus] and bring it to me. I'll be able to compare results from that stones to this one you brought and maybe we can learn something. Here, take this sample cloth and this vial of emulsion. When you find a rock that you think might work, use the emulsion and the cloth. If it reacts you know you've got a good enough sample. Then place it with that blasted stone of yours in the cloth and bind them up. Bring the bundle back to me and I'll take a look at them.'
Targen Stonefall works a fine cloth on both stones for a while, then takes out what appears to be a prism and peers at the stones through it. 'Well, the stone is indeed native to the Plane of Discord. It just has many properties in common with the stone native to Norrath. I have never seen something like this before. My best guess is that it is some sort of stone amalgamation. I believe that matter is pulled into Discord when gates open. From what I have been told a gate was opened to Norrath in the past. Perhaps matter from Norrath and matter from Discord were merged when the gate was opened. That would make sense if there was a powerful magical disruption or explosion. I understand that Taelosians had powerful geomantic magic. If this stone came from Taelosia many years ago during the height of their power, it might be very special. It's too bad there isn't any way to remove the [impurities] from it.
Targen Stonefall says 'A large portion of this stone is infused with material native to this place. I call those impurities because to me the real stone here is the stuff that seems to be from ancient Taelosia. I hope you can find someone with enough earth magic to purify it for you.'
Results in - Polished Blased Stone. ID: A rough stone of mixed material
This stone goes to Xanuusus of Epic 1.0 fame.
He gives some text and a poem and tells ya to bring the needed parts back to him. Clearly one needs to find some npcs in the middle cause he does not say a thing about what to bring back. Will see about posting text later. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Likely the the path to 1.5 for people without 1.0. However who knows.
You say, 'bloodfields' Targen Stonefall says 'What? You found this there? Now that is unusual.' Targen pauses a moment to scratch his chin. 'This might bear further investigation. I'll need a sample to compare to this new stone of yours. Maybe you can do me a favor. Gather up a stone from someplace like [Odus] and bring it to me. I'll be able to compare results from that stones to this one you brought and maybe we can learn something. Here, take this sample cloth and this vial of emulsion. When you find a rock that you think might work, use the emulsion and the cloth. If it reacts you know you've got a good enough sample. Then place it with the blasted stone of yours in the cloth and bind them up. Bring the bundle back to me and I'll take a look at them.'
You recieve Targen's Emulsion. You receive Sample Cloth.
You say, 'Odus?' Targen Stonefall says 'It's pretty obvious where all the good stone on that little rock is.'
You say, 'Hail, Targen Stonefall' Targen Stonefall says 'Hello there, Gamli. I hope you fare well in your travels. I've decided to settle in here, next to the warm fires of the smithy rather than visit the plane of discord again. It's nasty, but is certainly has some [interesting stones].'
You say, 'what interesting stones' Targen Stonefall says 'Well, I've been hearing about stones that have inherent power, much like those that we've been calling augmentation stones. These are cruder and you'd have to talk to someone else about exactly how to work with those. I'm more of a geologist myself. I study the way earth and stone are formed. I think there's a lot we can learn about this place from the formation of the [native stones].'
You say, 'what native stones' Targen Stonefall says 'Just about any of them, really. I've seen most of what can be found, but if you see anything interesting, please let me look at it. You never know what gems you might find! Best of luck to you, my friend.'
Give him Blasted Stone
Targen Stonefall looks carefully at the stone. He takes out a cloth and some liquid and rubs the stone thoroughly. 'Why do you waste my time, friend? This is a rock from Norrath. I suppose it's kind of you to bring it to me, you probably didn't know any better, but I can't do anything with this. Where did you find this?
You recieve Washed Blasted Stone Item Lore: A rough stone of mixed material.
You say, 'bloodfields' Targen Stonefall says 'Very interesting. I tell you what, I'll buy that stone from you if you want. How about a plat for it? No sense arguing, that's as much as I'll offer.'
If you hand him Washed Blasted Stone:
Targen Stonefall says 'Thank you. This will make a nice trinket for my son's rock collection.' You receive 1 platinum from Targen Stonefall.